Posting number: HDE26-019
Department: Harbor - (UC)
Division: HARBOR-EXEC-HUMAN RESOURCES
Job classification: MANAGER – HUMAN RESOURCES
Posting type: Open
Categories: Human Resources, Organizational Development, Training
THE PORT OF LONG BEACH IS SEEKING A MANAGER OF HUMAN RESOURCES
– LEARNING & ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
(This is an at-will position)
Salary Range $144,271 - $201,981
THE ROLE
The Manager of Human Resources – Learning & Organizational Development leads the implementation and ongoing delivery of the Port's in-house enterprise learning and development initiative, Port of Long Beach University (Port U). Reporting to the Managing Director of Organizational Development, with a dotted-line relationship to the Human Resources Division, this position translates the established Port U framework into high-impact learning programs and experiences that build employee and organizational capability.
The Manager serves as the Port's lead practitioner for adult learning and learning program implementation, overseeing the development, coordination, and delivery of curricula, learning pathways, leadership development, and other professional development initiatives. The position partners extensively with leaders, subject-matter experts, HR professionals, and external learning providers to bring Port U programs to life and ensure they are relevant, engaging, and effectively applied in the workplace.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE
The ideal candidate is an experienced learning and development practitioner who knows how to turn a framework into a sustainable, high-quality learning experience for employees across the Port—while using data, feedback, and emerging best practices to continuously improve its impact.
You must be organized, highly collaborative, and comfortable managing multiple initiatives simultaneously. You must be able to take a broad objective and turn it into a work plan, identify the people and resources required, establish milestones, solve problems, and get the work across the finish line.
You are equally comfortable working with senior leaders and frontline employees. You know how to engage subject-matter experts, even when learning and facilitation are outside their normal roles. You can provide structure without creating unnecessary bureaucracy and can adapt when circumstances change.
You understand adult learning and can distinguish between simply delivering information and creating an experience that actually supports learning and behavior change. You are a strong communicator and relationship builder who earns credibility through responsiveness, follow-through, and expertise.
Most importantly, you are a doer. You enjoy taking an established vision and making it work in the real world.
WHY JOIN THE PORT OF LONG BEACH
The Port of Long Beach is a complex, innovative organization with a workforce performing highly specialized and consequential work. Developing that workforce is central to the Port's continued success.
Port U represents an important investment in the Port's people. The framework is in place. The opportunity now is to implement it well—to create learning experiences that employees value, leaders support, and the organization can demonstrate are making a difference.
The person selected for this position will have a direct role in shaping how employees across the Port experience learning and professional development.
If you are an experienced learning and development professional who enjoys turning strategy into action, building strong partnerships, and creating meaningful learning experiences for adults, we invite you to bring your expertise to Port U.
CANDIDATE CONNECT (INFORMATION SESSION)
To learn more about this exciting career opportunity and the Port of Long Beach, please join our virtual information session on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, @ 5:00 pm PDT via MS Teams. This is a unique opportunity to hear first-hand about the position, speak directly with hiring leaders, ask questions, and learn why the Port of Long Beach is your employer of choice! Candidates are not required to be on camera. To join audio only, call +1 323-451-1087, Phone Conference ID: 462 012 016#Click here to join.
HOW YOU GET TO CONTRIBUTE:
These are just a few examples. You will be able to do so much more.
Minimum Qualifications:
Desirable:
WHAT SUCCESS WILL LOOK LIKE:
The successful candidate will take an established Port University framework and create a consistent, high-quality, sustainable learning operation around it.
In the first year, success will include:
Over time, Port U will become an integrated part of how employees learn and develop at the Port—not simply a collection of classes or training events.
The final filing date for this recruitment is Friday, September 11, 2026 @ 11:59 PM PST.
The Port reserves the right to extend the closing date without notice to accept additional applications. Individuals determined to be qualified and best aligned to the position will be invited to participate in the selection process.
The selection process may include an interview, panel interview, presentation, practical exercise, or other assessment designed to evaluate the candidate's knowledge of adult learning, program implementation, project management, communication, and ability to work effectively with organizational stakeholders.
Candidates should be prepared to discuss specific examples of learning and development programs they have implemented, including their role, the organizational need, their implementation approach, challenges encountered, and how they evaluated the results.
A practical exercise may ask candidates to develop an implementation approach for a Port U learning initiative. The exercise will focus on the candidate's ability to translate an established framework into an actionable plan, identify stakeholders and resources, anticipate implementation challenges, and design an effective adult learning experience.
HOW TO APPLY:
To be considered for this opportunity, applicants must submit a resume and cover letter (as PDF attachments) demonstrating how their experience aligns with the Port U learning and development mission.
Candidates are strongly encouraged to describe specific examples of:
Submissions should be emailed to hrexecrecruitment@polb.com Incomplete or late submissions will not be considered.
If you require accommodation because of a disability in order to participate in any phase of the application/selection process, please contact (562) 283-7500 or email Careers@polb.com
Long Beach, with a population of approximately 465,000, covers 52 square miles in Southwest Los Angeles County and is the seventh largest city in California. It has some of the best shoreline, marinas and beaches in Southern California, and a superb climate moderated by pleasant ocean breezes. The City of Long Beach is recognized as the home of the Queen Mary, the Aquarium of the Pacific, the Long Beach Grand Prix, America's cargo gateway to the Pacific Rim through the Port of Long Beach (the Nation's second business container port), one of the world's most environmentally safe off-shore oil operations and numerous major business and commercial enterprises.
